The winners of this year’s Origins Awards were announced last night and, while just as every year there are a few head scratchers, here’s the list:
Best Roleplaying Game
Marvel Heroic RPG Basic – Margaret Weis Productions – Designed by Cam Banks, Rob Donoghue, Jack Norris, Jesse Scoble, Aaron Sullivan, Chad Underkoffler
Best Roleplaying Supplement or Adventure
Marvel Heroic Roleplaying Civil War Essentials Edition Event Book – Margaret Weis Productions
Best Board Game
Lords of Waterdeep – Wizards of the Coast – Designed by Peter Lee and Rodney Thompson
Best Collectible Card Game
Legend of the 5 Rings: Embers of War – AEG
Best Traditional Card Game
Doctor Who the Card Game – Cubicle 7 Entertainment/Treefrog Games – Designed by Martin Wallace
Best Family, Party or Children’s Game
Quarriors! Dice Building Game – Wizkids – Designed by Michael Elliot and Eric M. Lang
Best Gaming Accessory
Metal Steampunk Dice Set – Q Workshop – Designed by Shannon Couture and Blazej Walczak
Best Miniatures Rules
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Campaign Starter Set – WizKids
Best Historical Miniatures Rules
Flames of War: Open Fire! – Battlefront Miniatures, LTD.
Best Historical Miniatures Rules Supplements
Flames of War: Nuts – Battlefront Miniatures, LTD. – Designed by Michael Haught
Best Historical Board Game
Samurai Battles – Zvezda –Designed by Richard Borg and Konstantin Krivenko
Best Publications
Battletech: Weapons Free – Catalyst Game Labs – Edited by Jason Schmetzer
Best Miniature Figure Line
Marvel HeroClix: Galactic Guardians – Wizkids Games
Best Miniature Figure Rules
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Campaign Start Set – WizKids Games